Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
STS-26R
The primary payload for the STS-26 mission, a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), was successfully deployed, and 11 scheduled mid-deck scientific and technological experiments were carried out. The orbiter sustained only minor Thermal Protection System tile damage, and the redesigned post-Challenger solid rocket boosters showed no signs of leakage or overheating at any of the joints.
Total Mass: 21,082.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1988
95th orbital launch attempt
Space Shuttle
26th mission
1st mission of 1988
25th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission